St. Xavier's College is a private Catholic university college located in the town of Mapusa in the district of North Goa.
It is the largest and oldest college in Goa, India.
The college is accredited by the NAAC with a Grade "A", or CGPA 3.12[1] out of 4.
The college was among the first set up, in 1963, soon after the end of Portuguese rule in Goa (in 1961).
It was set up by a team of two Jesuit priests from Bombay (now Mumbai), and is currently administered by the Archdiocese of Goa[2] On 22 January 2022, ABVP Goa protested at the college campus over non-insallation of the student council for the year 2022-23[4]